Conservation Goals Depend on Indigenous Involvement: WWF Canada – The Energy Mix
October 16, 2022
Indigenous involvement is critical to meeting Canada’s ‘30×30’ conservation pledge to protect 30% of its land, freshwater, and oceans by decade’s end, says a recent report by the World Wildlife Fund.
Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) “are the only hope we have” if Canada wants to achieve its biodiversity protection commitment, said Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation member Steven Nitah, managing director of Nature for Justice. Commenting on the WWF release, he told the Globe and Mail that Indigenous-managed lands are ecologically healthier, and natural areas will be a key defence in global climate efforts.
